Lost and Found • Spinel x Fem! Gem Reader

• 3 - The Message •

(G/N) smiled as she entered the Garden once more, excited to see her friend again.

With her tools in hand she happily skipped down the stairs and towards the spot she last saw Spinel in. But when she got there, the happy gem was nowhere to be found.

"Spinel?"

(G/N) turned around a few times and glanced around, but she couldn't see Spinel anywhere.
"Spinel? Where are you?!" She yelled more worriedly.

Suddenly, (G/N) heard giggling from somewhere in the Garden. She thought for a moment and then realised what was happening.
It's Spinel! She's playing hide and seek, of course...

(G/N) sighed in relief knowing that Spinel was safe and wandered around the Garden, peeking behind the pillars and some bushes. As she turned around to face another pillar, she saw a heart shape peeking out from behind the tall object. Definitely Spinel, she thought. A smile made its way on to (G/N)'s face as the began walking away from the area.
"Oh, Spinel? Where are you?" She said a bit dramatically. "Where could she be?"

The architect giggled to herself as she took a path that led her to the bushes behind Spinel. She silently snuck up on her friend who was giggling to herself, thinking that she would jump out and spook (G/N).
How the tables and turned!
(G/N) jumped out from the bush and landed on top of Spinel, wrapping her arms around her in a hug.
"Found you!"
Spinel shrieked out of shock for a few seconds, butt noticing it was her close friend she began laughing along with (G/N).

The two pink gems sat on the ground laughing to each other. Spinel stretched out her rubber like arms and held (G/N) close in another hug.
"You're back!"
"Of course I am! Why wouldn't I be?"
"I just thought you'd be like Pink... I got a little worried there!" Spinel laughed nervously; she was definitely hiding her feelings. She was scared of being left alone again.
"You don't have to be." (G/N) smiled at Spinel and stood up, holding out her hand.
"Why don't you join me while I make some construction plans?"
"Yay!" Spinel cheered and took the other's hand; (G/N) took it as a yes.

•

(G/N) blushed as she walked around the Garden, scanning the area and sketching out updated and more modern improvements. Why? Spinel was still holding her hand as they walked. (G/N) found her obliviousness adorable. On more than one occasion she found herself staring at Spinel, who was often smiling at things like ladybugs and butterflies landing on her head or making a bed in her hair.
Spinel giggled again and spoke to the creatures, which made (G/N)'s pupils turn into hearts.

Spinel and (G/N) roamed around for a little while longer.
After a while, a thought popped into (G/N)'s head.
"Hey, Spinel?"
Spinel was staring at the ladybug on her finger. "Hm?"
"What happened to the Communicator I gave you? Did you draw anything?"
Spinel perked up.
"Oh yeah! Where did I leave that..?" She thought out loud.
(G/N) grinned again.
"Want me to help you look for it?"
"No, it's fine! I'll be quick!" Spinel smiled, her mouth making a ':3' face.
"See you soon!" She yelled happily as she skipped away.

(G/N) smiled at Spinel's silliness as she continued her work, with the sound of her friend's squeaky shoes fading as she ran.

•

(G/N) sighed out of relief as she finally finished up her work. The Communicator turned back into its smaller form which made it easier for (G/N) to carry while she walked.

As (G/N) approached the familiar path, she noticed something that wasn't there before. There was a bright pink light at the end of the path. It seemed like the Communicator that (G/N) had seen before was working again. There seemed to be some sort of message playing.
From the Diamonds..?
No, as (G/N) got closer it looked like... A human..? Why and how would a human use gem technology?

As (G/N) slowly approached the pink light, she accidentally kicked something that was on the ground. She looked down to see Spinel's art Communicator...
But where was she..?
The gem picked up the device and looked at the cute, bubbly art style.
It was a drawing of Spinel and (G/N) with the words my best friend (G/N)! written around the two. (G/N) closed the tech and held it in her arms with a smile on her face, but it had sadness in it. She walked farther into the Garden and soon, she stumbled into Spinel.

"There you are! I wanted to see-" (G/N) stopped herself. Spinel looked so sad...
She was kneeling down on the ground, staring up at the message being displayed on the Communicator.
"Spinel..? What's wrong?"
With a tear filled face, Spinel turned to (G/N) and pointed up to the device. She said nothing. (G/N) listened to the message as it restarted; it was on some kind of loop.

There was a young boy on the screen. He was talking about how he lived in a house by the beach, with a Garnet, an Amethyst and a Pearl.
Pink Diamond's pearl..?
He said something about him being the "new Pink Diamond"...
Was she being replaced? By a human? How; why?!
(G/N) felt tears fall down her cheeks.
Pink Diamond was gone, and now the Diamonds have replaced her? Just like that?
Deciding she had to be there for her friend, the sobbing (G/N) sat next to Spinel and held her close.
After a few seconds, Spinel pushed her away and stood up.

"Spinel..? Are you okay?"

"NO!"

This was so unlike Spinel, why was she yelling? (G/N) couldn't imagine her being this angry...

"Pink lied! She never came back; when she left she probably planned on leaving me alone forever!"

(G/N) frowned at Spinel's uncharacteristic anger. She was a little scared... Spinel had never been anything but happy.
She stood up and reached her hand out to Spinel.
"Spinel, I'm sure Pink didn't-"
Spinel swatted (G/N)'s hand away.
"Don't talk about her! I don't want to hear about her, I don't want to think about her! She lied to me, she betrayed me and left me for alone for some other random gems! And a human?! What do they all have that I don't?"

Spinel's fists unclenched as she stared at the ground. She wiped her tears away as she spoke again, "I was supposed to be her friend... I just wanted to be her friend..."
(G/N) didn't know what to say. With a lack for words, she decided that physical affection would be good for Spinel right now. She reached her arms out for a hug, and Spinel didn't reject her this time.

(G/N) held Spinel close, wiping both their tears away.
"It'll be okay. You're not alone, I remember a time when I made Pink happy too..." (G/N) looked away sadly, wishing she could forget those times now.

The gem heard a whisper in her ear. It was Spinel, saying something before she let (G/N) go.
"Thank you, (G/N). You'll always be my best friend."
(G/N) looked up at Spinel and saw tears in her eyes again.

Spinel turned and ran.

She ran all the way through the Garden, and up the stairs to the Warp Pad. (G/N) chased her and called out her same, but she just couldn't catch up. Just as she thought she could, Spinel activated the Warp and left the Garden for the first time in thousands of years.

"I'm sorry."